From a simple, whitewashed cottage right on the beach in Sicily to a chic new yoga retreat in Greece, hibiscus-fringed cabins in Turkey and barefoot luxury in Portugal, here are my top 20 holiday suggestions for beach lovers in 2013.

From a simple, whitewashed cottage right on the beach in Sicily to a chic new yoga retreat in Greece, hibiscus-fringed cabins in Turkey and barefoot luxury in Portugal, here are my top 20 holiday suggestions for beach lovers in 2013.

“The house represents what we ourselves would like to be on Earth: permanent, rooted, here for eternity. But a camp represents the true reality of things: we’re just passing through.” It’s pretty safe to assume that when author Roger Deakin

“The house represents what we ourselves would like to be on Earth: permanent, rooted, here for eternity. But a camp represents the true reality of things: we’re just passing through.” It’s pretty safe to assume that when author Roger Deakin

The Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough is often neglected by tourists, but not by those who know about its foodie-friendly B&B, Gallon House. A minute’s walk from the town’s railway station, its 19th-century exterior, painted a sludgy stone, looms grandly

The Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough is often neglected by tourists, but not by those who know about its foodie-friendly B&B, Gallon House. A minute’s walk from the town’s railway station, its 19th-century exterior, painted a sludgy stone, looms grandly

Opened last November in pretty St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, this three-room B&B looks like any other village house from the outside. Step over the threshold, however, and you find yourself inside a cosseting seaside retreat. Once a sea-captain’s house, Oriel Milgi

Opened last November in pretty St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, this three-room B&B looks like any other village house from the outside. Step over the threshold, however, and you find yourself inside a cosseting seaside retreat. Once a sea-captain’s house, Oriel Milgi

Scarborough might not have a Turner Contemporary or a Jerwood Gallery, as Margate and Hastings respectively can boast, but it does have one weapon on its side when it comes to attrcating visitors: Barbara Firth, the owner of its most

Scarborough might not have a Turner Contemporary or a Jerwood Gallery, as Margate and Hastings respectively can boast, but it does have one weapon on its side when it comes to attrcating visitors: Barbara Firth, the owner of its most

A round-up of 10 of the most welcoming and stylish places to stay in Pembrokeshire, from a five-star B&B in Tenby to a restaurant with rooms near Solva, a vintage-flecked B&B at the start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and

A round-up of 10 of the most welcoming and stylish places to stay in Pembrokeshire, from a five-star B&B in Tenby to a restaurant with rooms near Solva, a vintage-flecked B&B at the start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and

Opening in time for last summer’s festival, B+B Edinburgh has plenty going for it. Book via a discount site and, for the price of a B&B, you can stay in this 22-room hotel with its willing staff, whisky-stocked bar and

Opening in time for last summer’s festival, B+B Edinburgh has plenty going for it. Book via a discount site and, for the price of a B&B, you can stay in this 22-room hotel with its willing staff, whisky-stocked bar and

When David and Valery Dean bought three acres of woodland beside their home in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park they knew exactly what they were going to do with it. At one edge sat a hillock, “the perfect spot to build a hut”,

When David and Valery Dean bought three acres of woodland beside their home in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park they knew exactly what they were going to do with it. At one edge sat a hillock, “the perfect spot to build a hut”,